incurring

verb

present participle of incur
as in contracting

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  1. contracting
  2. pursuing
  3. seeking
  4. catching
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  • Take precautions during water activities Swimmers, particularly those in southern states and warm coastal waters, should expect a minimal risk of contracting a pathogen in warm freshwater lakes, rivers, brackish waters, and hot springs.
    — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 17 July 2026
  • People who cared for an infected baby would be at very high risk of contracting the virus.
    — Helen Branswell, STAT, 16 July 2026
Definition of contracting
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  • In addition to pursuing a business degree from one of the top schools in the country, the former America’s Next Top Model enrolled at the Culinary Institute of America in 2016, but for far more personal reasons.
    — Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
  • Such outlets may become wary of pursuing stories that could put them in the Administration’s crosshairs.
    — Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 18 July 2026
Definition of pursuing
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  • The patient must be in an advanced or terminal stage, experiencing pain that cannot be relieved or is unbearable, and seeking lethal medication of their own free will.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 July 2026
  • The district has responded to those issues by seeking to find efficiencies, cut costs and closing a handful of schools.
    — Austin Horn July 15, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
Definition of seeking
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  • One employee took responsibility for not catching the boys’ early and unapproved departure.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
  • O’Neill threw out Nick Allen at the plate after catching Altuve’s flyball to shallow right field.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
Definition of catching
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